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* '''5 January''' - '''[[Jeane Dixon]]''', American astrologer and psychic is born. ''(1904)'' | * '''5 January''' - '''[[Jeane Dixon]]''', American astrologer and psychic is born. ''(1904)'' | ||
* '''6 January''' - '''[[Gertrude the Great]]''', a German mystic is born. ''(1256)'' | * '''6 January''' - '''[[Gertrude the Great]]''', a German mystic is born. ''(1256)'' | ||
* '''6 January''' - Author and [[occultist]] '''[[Dion Fortune]]''' dies . ''(1946)'' | |||
* '''8 January''' - Italian astronomer '''[[Galileo Galilei]]''' dies. ''(1642)'' | |||
* '''8 January''' - '''[[Samuel L. MacGregor Mathers]]''' is born. ''(1854)'' | * '''8 January''' - '''[[Samuel L. MacGregor Mathers]]''' is born. ''(1854)'' | ||
* '''9 January''' - Trail of '''[[Joan of Arc]]''' begins in Rouen, France. ''(1431)'' | * '''9 January''' - Trail of '''[[Joan of Arc]]''' begins in Rouen, France. ''(1431)'' | ||
* '''10 January''' - Probable date of '''[[Vlad the Impaler|Vlad the Impaler's]]''' death. ''(1477)'' | * '''10 January''' - Probable date of '''[[Vlad the Impaler|Vlad the Impaler's]]''' death. ''(1477)'' | ||
* '''16 January''' - '''[[Ivan the Terrible]]''' is crowned Tsar of Russia. ''(1547)'' | * '''16 January''' - '''[[Ivan the Terrible]]''' is crowned Tsar of Russia. ''(1547)'' | ||
* '''16 January''' - [[Magician]] '''[[Aleister Crowley]]''' is initiated into the [[Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn]]. ''(1900)'' | |||
* '''17 January''' - Author and [[astrology|astrologer]] '''[[Robert Fludd]]''' is born. ''(1574)'' | |||
* '''19 January''' - '''[[Edgar Allan Poe]]''', American short story writer, poet, and critic is born. ''(1809)'' | * '''19 January''' - '''[[Edgar Allan Poe]]''', American short story writer, poet, and critic is born. ''(1809)'' | ||
* '''21 January''' - Russian mystic '''[[Grigori Rasputin]]''' is born. ''(1869)'' | |||
* '''22 January''' - Argentine [[saint|folk saint]] '''[[Eva Perón]]''' meets her future husband, Colonel Juan Perón at a charity event. ''(1944)'' | |||
* '''25 January''' - Early [[Tarot]] author '''[[Antoine Court de Gébelin]]''' is born in France. ''(1725)'' | |||
* '''28 January''' - Execution of '''[[Agnes Sampson]]''', accused of [[witchcraft]] in Edinburgh. ''(1591)'' | * '''28 January''' - Execution of '''[[Agnes Sampson]]''', accused of [[witchcraft]] in Edinburgh. ''(1591)'' | ||
* '''28 January''' - '''[[Collin de Plancy]]''', an [[occultist]] and author is born. ''(1793)'' | * '''28 January''' - '''[[Collin de Plancy]]''', an [[occultist]] and author is born. ''(1793)'' | ||
* '''31 January''' - Alvan Graham Clark discovers the white dwarf star Sirius B, a companion of '''[[Sirius]]''', through an 18.5-inch (47 cm) telescope now located at Northwestern University. ''(1862)'' | * '''31 January''' - Alvan Graham Clark discovers the white dwarf star Sirius B, a companion of '''[[Sirius]]''', through an 18.5-inch (47 cm) telescope now located at Northwestern University. ''(1862)'' | ||
Revision as of 16:00, 19 January 2023
- 3 January - British Egyptologist Howard Carter found the sarcophagus of Tutankhamen in the Valley of the Kings near Luxor after several years of searching. (1924)
- 3/4 January - Earth-Sun Perihelion, when the earth is closest to the sun.
- 5 January - Jeane Dixon, American astrologer and psychic is born. (1904)
- 6 January - Gertrude the Great, a German mystic is born. (1256)
- 6 January - Author and occultist Dion Fortune dies . (1946)
- 8 January - Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei dies. (1642)
- 8 January - Samuel L. MacGregor Mathers is born. (1854)
- 9 January - Trail of Joan of Arc begins in Rouen, France. (1431)
- 10 January - Probable date of Vlad the Impaler's death. (1477)
- 16 January - Ivan the Terrible is crowned Tsar of Russia. (1547)
- 16 January - Magician Aleister Crowley is initiated into the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. (1900)
- 17 January - Author and astrologer Robert Fludd is born. (1574)
- 19 January - Edgar Allan Poe, American short story writer, poet, and critic is born. (1809)
- 21 January - Russian mystic Grigori Rasputin is born. (1869)
- 22 January - Argentine folk saint Eva Perón meets her future husband, Colonel Juan Perón at a charity event. (1944)
- 25 January - Early Tarot author Antoine Court de Gébelin is born in France. (1725)
- 28 January - Execution of Agnes Sampson, accused of witchcraft in Edinburgh. (1591)
- 28 January - Collin de Plancy, an occultist and author is born. (1793)
- 31 January - Alvan Graham Clark discovers the white dwarf star Sirius B, a companion of Sirius, through an 18.5-inch (47 cm) telescope now located at Northwestern University. (1862)